Restoring the natural order: The religious extremists’ vision to mobilize European societies against human rights on sexuality and reproduction

Restoring the natural order: The religious extremists’ vision to mobilize European societies against human rights on sexuality and reproduction

Human Rights Conference, fre 3 aug 13:00–13:45

This spring, European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) revealed that campaigners from the US and Europe have been strategizing “achievable goals” to roll back human rights in Europe since 2013. Documents have emerged showing a detailed, extremist strategy called Restoring the Natural Order: an Agenda for Europe, which seeks to overturn existing laws on basic human rights related to sexuality and reproduction and LGBTI rights. The study produced by EPF shows, among other findings, links to anti-abortion initiatives in Poland, Spain and at EU level; a strategy that targets contraception, divorce and IVF, as well as anti equal marriage movements in Croatia, Romania and Slovenia.

In this session you will hear from the writer of the study, Neil Datta, Secretary of EPF. Ulrika Karlsson, Member of the Swedish Parliament (M), and president of EPF will introduce the session.

Participants: Neil Datta, Secretary of EPF and Ulrika Karlsson, President of EPF.